Pictorial post-card and the like.



PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905.

B. L. WHITE. PIGTGRIAL POST CARD AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. 1905.

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PICTORIAL POST-L'CARD AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed July 14:, 1905. Serial No. 269,725.

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Be it known that I, EDWARD LEWELLIN l/VHITE, managing director of the Photochrom Company Limited, photographic publishers, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at No. 35 Hosier Lane, Snow Hill, in the city of London, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pictorial Post-Cards and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pictorial post-cards, view-books, almanacs, show-cards, and the like.

According to this invention the body of the post-card or other object is made in the form of a frame, within which is mounted a sheet of cardboard or the like, with a picture, decoration, or other printed matter thereon, in such manner that the latter card can be slid in and out of the frame to a certain extent. To the inside of the body of the post-card is glued or stuck a flexible member, such as a strip or strips of linen or the like, and the other end of this strip of linen is connected to the back of the sliding or movable card, while intermediate of the ends of this strip of linen are glued, stuck, or otherwise attached a number of other pictures or the like one above the other in such manner that when the sliding card is withdrawn it exposes the other pictures one after the other, like the turning over of the leaves of a book, until all of the said pictures have been exposed and folded down, and, finally, there may be a picture or the like on the back of the body part, which is thus fully exposed when all the aforesaid hinged pictures have been exposed. If desired, there may be two sets of pictures, one set of which is exposed when the sliding card is pushed or drawn in one direction, the other set being exposed when the said sliding card is drawn out in the other direction. The sliding card may have a tab or the like at one or both ends to aid in its withdrawal, or the body or frame may be cut away at a convenient place or places to permit of the sliding card being gripped between the fingers.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in elevation a pictorial postal card made according to this invention and in the closed position. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the card in the partly-open position. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the card in the nearly-open position. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5, Fig. 4:; and Fig. 6 is asimilar view of a modification.

In all the figures the thickness of the paper forming the frame or body is exaggerated as are also some of the proportions for the purpose of clearly showing the invention.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, the body of the postal card or the like is made in the form of a frame a, with a back 6, on which the name and address of the addressee and, if desired, other matter may be written or applied, and within the said body is mounted a sheet 0, of cardboard or the like, with a picture, decoration, or other written or printed matter thereon, in such manner that the card can be slid in and out of the frame to a certain extent. To the inside of the back I) of the frame a is glued or stuck at cl the flexible member, such as a strip a, of linen or the like, and the other end of this strip of fabric is connected at f to the back of the sliding card, while intermediate of the ends of this strip 6, of linen, are glued, stuck, or otherwise attached a number of other cards 9, with pictures or the like thereon one above the other, in such manner and as shown in Figs. 3, 4:, and 5 that when the sliding card 0 is withdrawn it also pulls on the strip of fabric 6 and exposes the other pictures printed on one or both sides of the cards g one after the other, like turning over the leaves of a book, until all of the said pictures have been exposed and folded down, preferably over the upper end of the sliding card 0, and, finally, there may be a picture or the like on the back 6, which is fully exposed when all the aforesaid hinged pictures g have been exposed, as shown in Fig. 5. A reverse motion being communicated to the sliding card 0, the hinged pictures g are turned back one after the other, and, finally, the sliding card covers them all and resumes its normal position in the frame a. If desired, the last picture visible may be mounted on a separate sheet or card, to which the strip of fabric 0 is gummed, instead of being on the back 7), and this somewhat facilitates the manufacture, as it permits of the said flexible member or strip being gummed to all the cards before being inserted in the frame or envelop, and then the only thing re.- maining to be done is to put a patch of gum or glue on the back of the separate sheet, to

insert it, with the strip and the cards 0 and g, into place in the frame, when a slight pressure causes it to stick to the back 7).

The sliding card a may have a tab or projection at its end or elsewhere to aid in its withdrawal, or, as shown, the body part and frame a b may be cut out at it h to permit of the sliding card 0 being gripped between the fingers.

Referring to Fig. 6, which shows how the sliding card 0 may be adapted to slide in and out at both ends of the frame (t 5, there are two sets of hinged pictures, marked g and t, which are mounted on the flexible member, such as the strip of fabric or tape k, in the manner previously described, the ends of the tape being gummed or secured to acard j, which is fixed by gnmming or otherwise at n to the back 6 at the places marked (Z and Z, respectively, and the middle of the tape is fixed to the sliding card at m. may have pictures or places for writing on at each end, which pictures or places are visible when the hinged cards are turned back, as shown on the drawings, at the upper end of the card. The frame and back a b are suitably provided, as shown, with cut-out parts 11, h at each end to allow of gripping the sliding card.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A pictorial post-card or the like comprising a body portion, a sliding member, means The card connecting the body portion and sliding member, and cards mounted on the connecting means, substantially as described.

2. A pictorial post-card or the like comprising a body part, a card adapted to slide in and out of the same, a flexible member connected to the sliding card and to the body part, and a plurality of cards hinged or connected to the said flexible member, substantially as set forth.

3. Apictorial post-card or the like comprising a frame and body part, a card adapted to slide in and out of the same, a flexible member connected at one end to the said sliding card and at the other end to the body part, and a plurality of cards hinged or connected to the said flexible member, substantially as set forth.

4. Apictorial post-card or the like comprising a frame and body-part, a card adapted to slide in and out of the same, a flexible member connected at one end to the body part and a plurality of cards hinged or connected to the said flexible member intermediate of its ends, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD LEWELLIN WHITE.

Witnesses:

H. D. JAMEsoN, F. L. RAND. 

